Ben Shivers Email & Phone Number

- Led the development of dozens of strategic proposals that drove revenue of $14M+ - Win rate of over 80% in core verticals in 2023- Created maps and written materials to present well-researched illustrations of how Via’s software can improve transit for partners in specific locations. - Collaborated directly with top executives and teams across Via to.

1662 Rugby Ave., College Park, GA 30037

- Model UN Club Sponsor; oversee annual on-campus conferences hosted by Woodward students. Keynote speakers have been sitting Atlanta mayors and former US ambassadors.- Expanded German program from Level 1 up to the AP level while more than doubling enrollment- Instructor of goal-setting and organizational skills courses.- Planned and led eight.

Atlanta, GA

- Planned and directed all events of 2020 Governor's German Academy- Interviewed and hired all Academy staff- Oversaw historic transition to online Academy format- Led team of four teachers and five language mentors- Developed common forms and regulations with directors of French and Spanish Academies- Managed Academy academic and enrichment schedule

Dresden Area, Germany

• Responsible for answering citizens' inquiries in German on all school-related topics in Saxony
• Worked with specialists across all areas of the Ministry to produce timely and accurate answers
• Prepared the Minister's answers to questions on state government's online dialogue platform
• Coordinated production of KLASSE, the Ministry's magazine on school in Saxony

Dresden, Germany

• Coordinated execution of Memorandum of Understanding between Georgia Department of Education and Saxony State Ministry of Education
• Worked with partners in both countries to connect schools in Georgia and Saxony
• Accompanied DOE delegation to Munich for new Memorandum of Understanding with Bavarian Ministry of Education, April 2012
• Developed job shadowing program and collected information on teacher and student exchange programs

Dresden Area, Germany

• Accompanied and assisted the Minister at public events, school visits, etc.
• Helped prepare logistical arrangements for the Minister's participation at events

• Played instrumental role in renewing bilateral partnership between Georgia Department of Education and Saxony State Ministry of Education and Sports, including developing a Memorandum of Understanding and organizing.
• Drafted short speeches in German for the Minister and top administrators
• Drafted letters in English for the Minister’s foreign diplomatic correspondence
• Actively contributed to developing and administering new scholarship program for exchange students and recruited partner schools in Georgia, U.S.A.

• Accompanied the Minister and State Secretary on visits to schools, kindergartens and sports facilities throughout Saxony
• Attended campaign events and sessions of the Saxony state parliament

Sternberg, Germany

• Taught English class periods and gave interactive lectures on themes from American culture and society
• Supported English teachers in the classroom as a native speaker
• Led film and book clubs and conducted regular tutoring sessions
• Initiated and led a student video exchange project between German and American schools

M.A., German Linguistics And Cultural Studies (Germanistik: Sprach- Und Kulturwissenschaft), 1,2

• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) grantee • Master's thesis (in German): an intertextual dilemma for the German federal.

B.A. Summa Cum Laude, International Relations, German, 3.98

Activities and Societies: Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, German Club President